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Notre Dame's rise back to college football prominence is one of the top stories of the 2012 season. But for that ride to continue, the Fighting Irish can't overlook an average Pittsburgh team Saturday in South Bend. Notre Dame is ranked No. 3 in the BCS rankings and is in the thick of the National Championship race and can't afford a slip-up.

IU welcomes Iowa to Bloomington after picking up the team's first Big Ten win since Nov. 2010, and if the Hoosiers' long-shot division title hopes are to stay alive, a win versus the Hawkeyes is a must.